- to call upon to do something specified.
- to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call.
- to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court: to summon a defendant.
- to authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
- to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. followed by up): to summon all one's courage.
- to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons
- to order or instruct (to do something) or call (to something)
- to call upon to meet or convene
- to muster or gather (one's strength, courage, etc)
